Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16
NEW PROHIBITION Law.

The changes proposed TO the present
prohibitory law, by the Murray bill,
which it now appears will pass both
houses of the Kansas legislature, are
substantially as follows:
No one but registed pharmacists are
allowed to obtain or hold permit, and
before the probate judge is allowed to
grant permit, the applicant must pre-
sent TO him a certificate from the state
board of pharmacy showing the appli-
cant is a duly registered pharmicist.
The applicant will be required TO pre-
sent petition signed 10y at least TWEEN
ty-fOur resident electors of the city,
township or ward i'm which the appli-
cant intends to engage in business.
The petition is required to be published
at least two weeks before the applica-
tion is heard in some newspaper having
a general circulation in the county. The
applicant must also file with the pro-
bate judge a good and sufficient bond
i'm the sum of one thousand dollars that
he will obey the law. and upon any viO-
lation of the law by him or any one IN
his employ, as a druggist, the bond be
comes forfeited to the state of Kansas,
and conviction of any such person is
made prima facia evidence of such for
teiture. Only registered pharmacists
and assistant registered pharmacists
are allowed to sell. Sales can then be
made only upon affidavit of the person
buying. The blanks are to he bound
in book form in series of one hundred
in book and numbered from one to
one hundred. The county clerk is re-
quired to certify to each book over his
name aud the seal of his ofce, with the
date of delivery attached. The county
clerk is required to keep a record of
each book so furnished and two copies
of one blank affidavit, except as to
number, one of which shall be retained
i'm his office. Within ten days after
furnishing any book to a druggist the
county clerk is required to file with the
probate judge transcript of his record
relating TO such book, together with a
copy of the blank affidavit The pro-
bate judge is required To make a strict
| examination of each book of afiidavits
returned 10y any druggist, and compare
them with the record furnished by the
county clerk in blank form, and if the
druggist has not returned all blanks
of aflidavits, he is required to show by
his affidavit what has become of the
ones missing. Sales can only be made in
/ full view Of the front door of the place
of business of such druggist. Phar-
macists and assistant pharmacists are
! empowered TO administer the atlidavits
for the purpose of the law.
When for any reason the act is not en-
forced in any county, the attorney gen.
eral is empowered to appoint one OF
more assistants to enforce it, who shall
have the same power as the county at
torney. When the fee of twenty-five
dollars allowed 10y law for the convic-
ton upon each count, is not paid 10y the
defendant before ten days after his re-
lease from Jail, the county shall become
liable to the attorney general for sucl
fee. The manufacturer is to sell only
to druggists having permit, and that
without any affidavit as now provided
by law.
False signing and false swearing tC
the afiidavits are punished as forgery
and perjury. The probate judge ant
the county clerk are punished for neg
lect of duty, by fine and forfeiture o.
Office. The druggist is punished 10y ;
fine of from 500 to 500 and by impris
onment of not less than thirty nor NOR,
than ninety days for selling without the
affidavit provided by the act, or on am
other affidavit, or for attempt to return
any other than the proper affidavit t.
the probate judge. Other penalties pre-
scribed by the present law are retained
thesame.